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Using DNA Sequencing to Show Why Crop Rotation Works

Crop rotation just plain works. Since as far back as the Roman Empire farmers have known this. When crops are rotated, plant nutrition and yield improves, and farmers have more con...

by Gloria Dawson
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Foraging for Scents at Juniper Ridge

At Juniper Ridge, it’s all about foraging deep in the woods for scents that’ll transport you into the wilderness.

by Alison Baitz
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Will a Sheep’s Wool Grow Forever?

If a sheep is left unshorn, will its wool grow forever? Is that healthy? Is this a glitch in the (wooly) fabric of evolution?

by Jesse Hirsch
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Dirty Birds: Does Pastured Poultry Mean More Pathogens?

While it's still a small market, pastured poultry -- a method of raising poultry on open pastureland -- has flourished in recent years as consumer demand for humanely-raised, antib...

by Andre Gallant
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Pig Tech: Improving Pork’s Future

In a quest to eliminate gestation crates, researches believe they’ve cracked the code that may make open pens a widespread reality for swine across the country.

by Gloria Dawson
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5 Farm Museums that Preserve the Past and Educate the Future

"Everyday there's another story about people not understanding the basics of food,” said Livermore.

by Gloria Dawson
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Photo Diary: The Pacific Northwest Farm Scene, Part 1

Hello! My name's Eugénie. I'm a photographer from Portland, Ore., currently on the road in the great Northwest. I've just wrapped an artist's residency at the Tofino Botanical Gar...

by EugÁ©nie Frerichs
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The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941

The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: the circus comes to town.

by Lucas Adams
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Dear Modern Farmer: What In the Name of God Is Happening to My Apples?

Dear Modern Farmer, I’ve started to notice these little spots on the side of my apples, and a crumbling red-brown gooey substance coming out of them. What’s the deal?

by Manjula and Orin Martin
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